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| The Simpsons and Philosophy; Die Simpsons und die Philosophie, englische Ausgabe: The D'oh! of Homer (Popular Culture and Philosophy) (Taschenbuch)
von William Irwin, Mark T. Conard, Aeon J. Skoble
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| Rezensionen: | | No doubt Aristotle just rolled over in his grave. An essay called "Homer and Aristotle" would appear to be a treatise on two ancient Greek thinkers; in this case, it's a depiction of Homer Simpson's Aristotelian virtues. Raja Halwani's "Homeric" essay is amusing, though, and moreover, it actually ends up being enlightening, especially for those just learning Aristotle's ethics. Bart may be a Nietzschean without knowing it; Mr. Burns is a cipher for unhappiness (except when he eats "so-called iced-cream"); and Ned Flanders raises questions about neighborly love.The Simpsons and Philosophyhas a lot to say aboutThe Simpsons, and even more to say about philosophy.
The book collects 18 essays into an unpretentious, tongue-in-cheek, and surprisingly intelligent look at philosophy through the lens of Matt Groening's vaunted animated series. The editors are quick to point out that they don't thinkThe Simpsons"is the equivalent of history's best works of literature ... but it nevertheless is just deep enough, and certainly funny enough, to warrant serious attention." The writers of the book are mostly professional philosophers, and they are appropriately erudite. But what is truly astonishing, even for a confessedSimpsonsaddict, is their breadth ofSimpsonsknowledge, spanning all 12 seasons of the show's history.The Simpsons and Philosophyis obviously not intended to be a turning point in modern thought, but it is an excellent introduction to some core elements of philosophy.--Eric de Place
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No doubt Aristotle just rolled over in his grave on the release ofThe Simpsons and Philosophy. An essay called "Homer and Aristotle" would appear to be a treatise on two ancient Greek thinkers; in this case, it is a depiction of Homer Simpson's Aristotelian virtues. Raja Halwani's "Homeric" essay is amusing though and moreover it actually ends up being enlightening, especially for those just learning Aristotle's ethics. Bart may be a Nietzschean without knowing it, Mr Burns is a cipher for unhappiness (except when he eats "so-called 'iced-cream'"), and Ned Flanders raises questions about neighbourly love. The book has a lot to say about the Simpsons and even more to say about philosophy.
The Simpsons and Philosophycollects 18 essays into an unpretentious, tongue-in-cheek and surprisingly intelligent look at philosophy through the lens of Matt Groening's vaunted animated series. The editors are quick to point out that they don't think "The Simpsonsis the equivalent of history's best works of literature--but it nevertheless is just deep enough and certainly funny enough, to warrant serious attention". The writers of the book are mostly professional philosophers and they are appropriately erudite. But what is truly astonishing, even for a confessedSimpsonsaddict, is their breadth ofSimpsonsknowledge, spanning all 12 seasons of the show's history.The Simpsons and Philosophyis obviously not intended to be a turning point in modern thought but it is an excellent introduction to some core elements of philosophy.--Eric de Place
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